All 3 Uses
peril
in
Henry IV, Part 1
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- Peace, cousin, say no more: And now I will unclasp a secret book, And to your quick-conceiving discontent I'll read you matter deep and dangerous; As full of peril and adventurous spirit As to o'er-walk a current roaring loud On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.†
Scene 1.3peril = danger
- A perilous gash, a very limb lopp'd off:—And yet, in faith, 'tis not; his present want Seems more than we shall find it.†
Scene 4.1 *perilous = dangerous
- I thank him, that he cuts me from my tale, For I profess not talking; only this, Let each man do his best: and here draw I A sword, whose temper I intend to stain With the best blood that I can meet withal In the adventure of this perilous day.†
Scene 5.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(peril) danger
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)